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Today, the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) goes into effect. You might have read quite a bit about it already around the blogosphere, so I won’t reinvent the wheel – Cool Mom Picks has a page dedicated to this recent political move, and it’s become quite the hub of all information regarding this act. (read more…)

This post was first published on June 19, 2008. Budgets have a bad rap because they’re seen as shackles. Instead of getting to do fun things with money, budgets make you do boring things, like pay the gas bill, and not go out to eat. Not necessarily. Whether you realize it, you do have a (read more…)

As I wrote earlier, cooking from scratch has so many benefits. It’s healthier and cheaper than prepackaged food-in-a-box, and cooking provides a shared skill you can enjoy with your family. Once it becomes a lifestyle choice, your menu planning will become much simpler and pleasant. But many people, especially those who didn’t grow up in (read more…)

Well, actually, the Book Club is always open. But I won’t be on there today, as I’m in the air headed for Blissdom this weekend. I’ll be back the following Thursday, ready to discuss chapter five of Your Money Or Your Life. Use this “break” as a chance to catch up on your reading, add (read more…)

If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed an ongoing discussion we’ve had about cloth diapering. I’ve got a post in the works about this (sometimes) heated topic among parents, along with some reviews from those of you who cloth diaper your little ones. So here’s today’s question: Do you use cloth or (read more…)